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mccain sent a letter to general dempsey with more questions about syria and afghanistan. they included the joint chiefs assessment of the costs, benefits, and risks of training the syrian opposition. the senators said in the statement that they expected answers "as soon as possible" in order to move promptly with the confirmation proceedings. journalext "washington ," popkey sect looks at the congressional agenda ahead of the august recess. followed by political healthcare editor joanne keenan on shopping for health insurance under the fund -- the federal health care law. curtis of the american water works association. he discusses federal spending on the country's water system and infrastructure. journal" live at 7:00 a.m. eastern here on c- span. the carnegie endowment for international peace discusses the israeli- palestinian conflict with a group of independent leaders founded by nelson mandela, known as the others. they include former u.s. president jimmy carter, former president of finland, and former foreign minister to algeria and special envoy to syria. this is t
mccain sent a letter to general dempsey with more questions about syria and afghanistan. they included the joint chiefs assessment of the costs, benefits, and risks of training the syrian opposition. the senators said in the statement that they expected answers "as soon as possible" in order to move promptly with the confirmation proceedings. journalext "washington ," popkey sect looks at the congressional agenda ahead of the august recess. followed by political healthcare...
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john mccain was on there the other day. he was crying about, coming across the desert in 110 degrees, no water. i did not hear him say the first thing about americans that these people are coming over here and killing or robbing or whatever they are doing to them. host: john, take your point and turn it into the form of a question. caller: i do not want this illegal alien terrorist amnesty bill passed. there are 23 million people out of work. they are lying about the 11 million. now to cut it down to 11 million immigrants, a few years ago it was 30 million. they took all the jobs. we are sick of them being in this country could mexico deported 40 million of them. it did not cost them anything. just cut their benefits off. host: thank you for the call. jan has this point -- guest: this is a recurring theme in america. you have immigrants that come here to try to find the american dream, and people here who say, let's get rid of these immigrants. the whole term paddy wagon came about because all of our people, the irish, we w
john mccain was on there the other day. he was crying about, coming across the desert in 110 degrees, no water. i did not hear him say the first thing about americans that these people are coming over here and killing or robbing or whatever they are doing to them. host: john, take your point and turn it into the form of a question. caller: i do not want this illegal alien terrorist amnesty bill passed. there are 23 million people out of work. they are lying about the 11 million. now to cut it...
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mccain of arizona and chris murphy joined an anti-government rally in the ukraine today. about 200,000 protesters are in the central square after nearly four weeks of protesting. senator mccain appeared on cbs from the ukraine to talk about why he was there. >> i think there is no doubt about the strategic aspect of the ukraine. it is a large country, a cultured country it is the beginning of russia. what is happening here is not only a desire to be part of the european union which makes them look to the west and not be coerced into the customs union that the russians and putin are trying to push into but they are tired of corruption, tired of a bad economy because of that. they really want change and that change is minimized by a turning to europe and a relationship with europe that they think will benefit them and their lives. >> are you concerned that this could make tensions between putin and the united states work? -- worse? >> we have a long tradition of standing up for people that are freely and peacefully demonstrating. they have been peaceful. they were attacked
mccain of arizona and chris murphy joined an anti-government rally in the ukraine today. about 200,000 protesters are in the central square after nearly four weeks of protesting. senator mccain appeared on cbs from the ukraine to talk about why he was there. >> i think there is no doubt about the strategic aspect of the ukraine. it is a large country, a cultured country it is the beginning of russia. what is happening here is not only a desire to be part of the european union which makes...
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guest: everyone is watching to see what john boehner will do. ofhas hired an aide john mccain. we have seen the white house holding back a bit of their criticism. a lot of people interested in what they heard at the president's press conference. nod toheard him make a the idea that house could take bill piecemeal.n we're did not hear that option mentioned in his press conference. we don't know whether he will be making more of a press for the senate bill to be taken up but this will be a major issue in 2014. host: does the president have the clinical clout to push immigration or any big issue? guest: we have had this discussion where if the president is pushing immigration hard, that may signal the white house is more pessimistic about his prospects. the harder the president pushes, the less likely he will get those wavering democrats and republican support needed to pass it. perhaps that signals better prospects for the bill. perhaps it signals pessimism. as he gets closer and we are looking to 2014, this would be an issue the democrats will talk about in the midterm election.
guest: everyone is watching to see what john boehner will do. ofhas hired an aide john mccain. we have seen the white house holding back a bit of their criticism. a lot of people interested in what they heard at the president's press conference. nod toheard him make a the idea that house could take bill piecemeal.n we're did not hear that option mentioned in his press conference. we don't know whether he will be making more of a press for the senate bill to be taken up but this will be a major...
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john kerry is introduced by elizabeth warren, john mccain, and hillary clinton. a vote on his nomination by the full senate is expected next week. >> good morning. this hearing of the senate foreign relations committee will come to order. let me ask, as i did yesterday, i ask unanimous consent of returning members to allow prospective member to complete -- participate in today's hearing. if there is no objection, it is so ordered. let me start by saying, you are not at the table yet, senator. we will have you there shortly. wow. let me say, mr. chairman, you are still our committees chaired, deeply humbled to preside over the committee today as we consider your nomination. we are honored to welcome you as the president's nominee for a position you have most deservedly earned. the first time you testified before chairman fulbright as a young returning vietnam war hero in 1971 to the day the president nominated and announced your nomination as secretary of state. you may not be aware of it, but you'll be the first member of this panel to send directly to the positi
john kerry is introduced by elizabeth warren, john mccain, and hillary clinton. a vote on his nomination by the full senate is expected next week. >> good morning. this hearing of the senate foreign relations committee will come to order. let me ask, as i did yesterday, i ask unanimous consent of returning members to allow prospective member to complete -- participate in today's hearing. if there is no objection, it is so ordered. let me start by saying, you are not at the table yet,...
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saidnter john mccain unlike the president, they saw a red line and they acted on it. president obama will not act and that is a tragedy. president to say obama has avoided involvement in syria much to the "shame and disgrace of the u.s." portrayal accurate for how the president has been handling it? >> we strongly disagree with those comments. the fact of the matter is jumping to conclusions and acting before you have all the facts is not a good recipe for weighty policy decisions. we have seen in the not too distant past the consequences of acting before we had all the facts. that is why this president insists we get all the facts. the assessments we have are extremely valuable and significant. it is not sufficient to make the kind of determinations that the president will make if and when we can say clearly that a red line has been crossed, that the assad regime has deployed them against the syrian people. the most significant donor with other partners in assisting the opposition organizes itself. taking the steps we have to recognize the coalition as we have. we ha
saidnter john mccain unlike the president, they saw a red line and they acted on it. president obama will not act and that is a tragedy. president to say obama has avoided involvement in syria much to the "shame and disgrace of the u.s." portrayal accurate for how the president has been handling it? >> we strongly disagree with those comments. the fact of the matter is jumping to conclusions and acting before you have all the facts is not a good recipe for weighty policy...
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senator john mccain, of course, who will introduce senator john a. boehner. also, they're -- senator john kerry. also they're waiting for hillary clinton, john kerry to be the next secretary of state. secretary clinton wrapping up 5 1/2 hours of testimony before this committee and also before the house foreign affairs committee yesterday on the attacks in benghazi. you can find those in our video library at c-span.org. >> on c-span is waiting for the start of the hearing, confirmation hearing for john kerry to be the next secretary of state. this morning announced by the white house that the president will nominate mary jo white to be the new securities and exchange commission commissioner. and we will have live coverage of his announcement expected to be this afternoon at 2:30 eastern here on c-span. >> good morning. this hearing of the senate foreign relations committee to consider the next -- the nominee for the secretary of state will come to order. let me, again, ask as i did yesterday, since the full senate has not yet passed the committee resolution si
senator john mccain, of course, who will introduce senator john a. boehner. also, they're -- senator john kerry. also they're waiting for hillary clinton, john kerry to be the next secretary of state. secretary clinton wrapping up 5 1/2 hours of testimony before this committee and also before the house foreign affairs committee yesterday on the attacks in benghazi. you can find those in our video library at c-span.org. >> on c-span is waiting for the start of the hearing, confirmation...
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when i ran for president the first time, john mccain supported closing gtmo. no person has ever escaped from one of our super-max or military prisons in the united states. our courts have convicted hundreds of people for terrorism-related offenses, including some who are more dangerous than most gtmo detainees. given my administration's relentless pursuit of al qaeda's leadership, there is no justification beyond politics for congress to prevent us from closing a facility that should never have been opened. today, i once again call on congress to lift the restrictions on detainee transfers from gtmo. let me address it. why don't you let me address it, ms.? >> [indiscernible] >> thank you, ma'am. thank you. [applause] thank you. you should let me finish my sentence. today, i once again call on congress to lift the restrictions on detainee transfers from gtmo. i have asked the department of defense to designate a site in the united states where we can hold military commissions. i am appointing a new, senior envoy at the state department and defense department wh
when i ran for president the first time, john mccain supported closing gtmo. no person has ever escaped from one of our super-max or military prisons in the united states. our courts have convicted hundreds of people for terrorism-related offenses, including some who are more dangerous than most gtmo detainees. given my administration's relentless pursuit of al qaeda's leadership, there is no justification beyond politics for congress to prevent us from closing a facility that should never have...
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john kerry is introduced by elizabeth warren, john mccain, and hillary clinton. a vote on his nomination by the full senate is expected next week. [gavel] >> good morning. this hearing of the senate foreign relations committee to consider the next -- the nominee for the secretary of state will come to order. let me, again, ask as i did yesterday, since the full senate has not yet passed the committee resolution sitting members, i ask unanimous consent the returning members to allow our prospective members to participate in today's hearing and if there is no objection, so ordered. let me start with saying you're not at the table yet, senator, but we're going to have you there shortly. wow. what a high priced staff member. let me say, senator kerry -- or should i say, mr. chairman, since you are still our committee's chair, that deeply humbled to preside over the committee today as we consider your nomination. asre honored to welcome you the president's nominee for a position you have most deservedly earned. from the first time you testified before chairman full br
john kerry is introduced by elizabeth warren, john mccain, and hillary clinton. a vote on his nomination by the full senate is expected next week. [gavel] >> good morning. this hearing of the senate foreign relations committee to consider the next -- the nominee for the secretary of state will come to order. let me, again, ask as i did yesterday, since the full senate has not yet passed the committee resolution sitting members, i ask unanimous consent the returning members to allow our...
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myofempact senator c-span.or have, you have john mccain saying this is a good idea. do not lower the standards. >> eden not get an answer to your specific question on the sequestration. you as whether or not there any force is coming into play. do you have a sense that sequestration is likely to have been? >> senator durban, and the number two debbie 0 democrat in the senate has just appointed that he is becoming the top defense appropriators. he had said very recently that he did not think sequester would be averted. it does not look currently where these parties are that they are close to any kind of a deal. they may try to find a way to kick the can down the road where they bought themselves 60 days. it does not look particularly good right now. very few people seem to be confronting that. it shall take a lot to pull this off. >> the pentagon has started to take steps to prepare itself for the sequestration and planning that has not taken place until now. >> they are laying off temporary employees. it is starting to happen. >> senator inhofe has been critical abou
myofempact senator c-span.or have, you have john mccain saying this is a good idea. do not lower the standards. >> eden not get an answer to your specific question on the sequestration. you as whether or not there any force is coming into play. do you have a sense that sequestration is likely to have been? >> senator durban, and the number two debbie 0 democrat in the senate has just appointed that he is becoming the top defense appropriators. he had said very recently that he did...
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the question from john mccain is not expect -- not unexpected. i do remember his opening comments introducing you. it brought me back to my first days when you and john mccain, vietnam veterans, worked together in a noble task to establish normal relations with vietnam, which continue to this day and to deal with the controversial, contentious issue of pow's and mia's. i came to you as a brand new senator, you two did an extraordinary job of moving him forward and giving him a chance to serve. thank you for reminding me of that chapter in my public career and reminding me what you and john carry accomplish together. -- you and john kerry accomplished together. i went to ask you about the role of the secretary of state and the security of the united states. it is often called upon to negotiate to make us safer. since world war ii that has involved a nuclear weapons, and it does to this day as we discuss the future of nuclear entrants like, god forbid, iran into the nuclear club, which we do not want to see happen. we knew after 9/11 there was a ne
the question from john mccain is not expect -- not unexpected. i do remember his opening comments introducing you. it brought me back to my first days when you and john mccain, vietnam veterans, worked together in a noble task to establish normal relations with vietnam, which continue to this day and to deal with the controversial, contentious issue of pow's and mia's. i came to you as a brand new senator, you two did an extraordinary job of moving him forward and giving him a chance to serve....
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mccain, working on an immigration bill, reportedly hoping to have it ready to introduce when congress comes back into session early in april. i want to thank everyone who participated in this edition of the "washington journal," and we will see you here tomorrow morning right here at 7:00 a.m. eastern time. ♪
mccain, working on an immigration bill, reportedly hoping to have it ready to introduce when congress comes back into session early in april. i want to thank everyone who participated in this edition of the "washington journal," and we will see you here tomorrow morning right here at 7:00 a.m. eastern time. ♪
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caller: i think mark rubio, john mccain, ted cruz, a lot of these congressmen who have been in government for a while, and some of the new ones are doing the job that they were sent there to do. they are representing the constituency from where they are from. the democrats do the same. i know we have differences on both sides of the aisle, but i believe that being able to -- being able to work together and coming together as a nation and congress has a lot to do with barack obama as the president. he was reelected. he needs to be in the white house. he needs to lead this nation. he does not need to be out in campaign mode. that is all i have seen from barack obama. campaign, speech -- let's get everybody in the white house, and let's get things done. guest: a couple of points -- we hear this from constituents, that they are frustrated that they are not seeing the leadership. what he is saying really plays into that. leaders are team builders. they know how to bring people forward to find consensus. the president's speech the other night was all about the president and about his plans. it
caller: i think mark rubio, john mccain, ted cruz, a lot of these congressmen who have been in government for a while, and some of the new ones are doing the job that they were sent there to do. they are representing the constituency from where they are from. the democrats do the same. i know we have differences on both sides of the aisle, but i believe that being able to -- being able to work together and coming together as a nation and congress has a lot to do with barack obama as the...
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john mccain and a number of others urged a shift in aid to the region to provide aid directly to the syrian opposition. this briefing follows the bipartisan delegation of senators who traveled to egypt, afghanistan, israel last week. this is about 40 minutes. >> good afternoon. i'm here with my colleagues, bipartisan group that just returned from a trip to the middle east. senator lindsey graham is with us. he remains in afghanistan doing his active duty as a colonel in the air force reserve. we hope that he's not held hostage for too -- some of us hope that he is. anyway. so i'm joined with senator whitehouse of rhode island, kelly out of new hampshire, senator koonce of delaware, and senator blumenthal of connecticut. and i'm pleased to be joined with my colleagues, both democrats and republicans. we traveled to egypt, afghanistan, jordan and israel. we met with a broad array of people and leaders in nearly all of these countries. and we also had an opportunity to engage directly on the matter of syria. meeting in egypt with the new president and visit the refugee camp in jordan. i
john mccain and a number of others urged a shift in aid to the region to provide aid directly to the syrian opposition. this briefing follows the bipartisan delegation of senators who traveled to egypt, afghanistan, israel last week. this is about 40 minutes. >> good afternoon. i'm here with my colleagues, bipartisan group that just returned from a trip to the middle east. senator lindsey graham is with us. he remains in afghanistan doing his active duty as a colonel in the air force...